About Equi-Injury
About 90% of death due to injuries happen in low- or middle-income countries (LMICs), and a high proportion of the survivors experience long-term disabilities. The high mortality and morbidity of injuries also cause considerable economic losses both for individuals and communities, as majority of the victims are young and economically productive.
Timely access to high quality healthcare can reduce burden of injuries remarkably. Delays occurring from the point of injury to receipt of quality care contribute to nearly 50% of avoidable deaths and cause substantial disability after injury. However, more evidence is needed on mechanisms and solutions for reducing these delays in accessing quality care after injury.
Our research aims to help reduce the likelihood of people in developing countries dying unnecessarily from injuries.
With partners in Ghana, South Africa, Rwanda, and Pakistan, we will address both delays in equitable access to care and quality of care provided to the injured, to reduce death or disability.
The diversity of cultures, economies, and injuries in our partner countries will show which delays and solutions are consistent across different settings unique to individual countries.
Equi-Injury Research Leads
Equi-Injury Research Leads
Professor Justine Davies
Professor of Global Health Research
University of Birmingham
Professor Kathryn Chu
Director for the Centre for Global Surgery
Stellenbosch University.
Related Projects
Related Projects
- Rwanda 912: an mHealth Application to Improve Quality of Trauma and Emergency Care in Kigali, Rwanda. (Link to grant).
- Equitable access to quality trauma systems in Lower and Middle Income Countries. Assessing gaps and developing priorities.
- A Network to Improve Equitable Access to Safe and Timely Surgical Care in Southern Africa. (Link to article)
- Development of guidelines for collection of Global Surgery Metrics.